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When govt pours cold water on sugar mills’ ethanol dreams

Source Mint

Posted on December 11, 2023

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Just when the party was warming up for sugar manufacturers, the government has taken the punch bowl away.

On 7 December, the government directed all mills and distilleries to immediately stop using sugarcane juice or sugar syrup to make ethanol, in what seems like a retrograde move for manufacturers who were increasingly drawn to the sector.

Source Link: https://www.livemint.com/market/mark-to-market/what-the-ban-on-using-sugarcane-juice-for-ethanol-means-for-producers/amp-11702200420233.html